All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2020
All articles published this month.
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Galveston Island Trolley
Single tram line, reopened 2021. Street-running ‘Downtown Route’ tramway along 25th Street, linking loops at 20th & Market and 21St & Seawall (3·2 km, 11 stops); the service connects with rubber-tyred road replica buses operating the longer Seawall Route. The line had operated as a heritage trolley from 1988 until ...
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Be’er Sheva Light Rail
Plans for a light rail line are being developed. A 25 km light rail line is being planned to run northeast from a loop serving central Be’er Sheva along the Highway 60 corridor to Likit and Meitar. The city centre loop would serve both North/University and Central railway stations, Ben ...
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Country profile
Mexico - country profile
Mexico’s network carries almost exclusively freight, though a new line from Mexico City to Toluca and major project in Yucatán should see mixed traffic operations from 2023.
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Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors (AERRL)
Association founded in May 2021 to promote ‘interoperable, efficient, sustainable and safe’ rolling stock in the European Union and Switzerland. AERRL’s full members are Akiem, Railpool, MRCE and Northrail, with Cargounit, ELP and Beacon Rail Finance as associate members. AddressBrusselsBelgiumPhone+32 2 000 0000 -->
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Country profile
Egypt - country profile
With a more stable political situation, Egypt’s network is now poised for investment in upgrading and resignalling, along with major projects. Cairo’s metro continues to grow.
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Country profile
Iran - country profile
Network expansion and upgrading continues, aiming to attract a greater share of domestic and international transit trafffic. Urban railways have been built or are under construction in eight key cities.
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Szybka Kolej Miejska Sp zoo (SKM)
Established February 2004, SKM began operations in October 2005. See Warszawa network map. SKM runs several suburban routes over national network main line infrastructure run by PKP. Routes serve Warszawa and neighbouring urban districts: S1: west – southeast (Pruszków – Warszawa Zachodnia – Wawer – Falenica – Otwock) S2: ...
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Rapid Transit System Link (Johor Bahru – Singapore)
Cross-border line under construction for 2026 opening. See Singapore network map. The RTS Link will connect Woodlands North at the northwest end of SMRT’s Thomson-East Coast line with Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. It is being promoted by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority and Malaysia’s Mass Rapid Transit Corp, with ...
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GTS Rail
Established in 2008, this open-access intermodal freight operator is part of GTS Group. It runs around 80 trains per week. In January 2021 it ordered three more Bombardier Traxx locomotives, as part of fleet expansion plans. AddressVia Sasha Muciaccia 1570132 BariItalyPhone+39 0805 820411Emailinfo@gtslogistic.comWebsitewww.gtsrail.com Network data Gauge1435 mmRolling stock23 ...
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Reggio Emilia Light Rail
A project to construct a light rail line was approved by the city council in January 2021 Line T1 would run from Rivalta in the southwest to the city centre and mainline station, then north via the high-speed station to Mancasale (14·5 km, 29 stops). A fleet of 16 LRVs ...
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Qingyuan Maglev
Single maglev line under construction at Yinzhan, located 25 km northwest of Guangzhou’s Baiyun International Airport. An initial phase linking Yinzhan to the Changlong theme park is under construction for opening due in 2022. The 8·1 km line will serve two intermediate stops. At Yinzhan there will be an interchange ...
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NewsTrinity Railway Express information systems to be replaced
USA: The Dallas Area Rapid Transit board has approved a contract for MacKenzie Laboratories to replace the automated information system on the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail fleet which operates between Dallas and Fort Worth. MacKenzie Laboratories will replace the public address and intercom systems, as well ...
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NewsAzerbaijan modernises north–south and east–west corridors
AZERBAIJAN: National railway ADY has begun work to rebuild a disused railway which would allow north–south trains to bypass the Baku conurbation. During August it also converted the electrification on the 499 km east-west corridor from Baku to Böyük Kəsik on the Georgian border from 3 ...
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Metro Report InternationalSydney Metro West tunnelling shortlist
AUSTRALIA: The government of New South Wales has shortlisted three consortia for the first two major tunnelling packages of the Sydney Metro West project, which will link Parramatta with the central business district. They are: John Holland, CPB Contractors and Ghella Australia (JHCPBG JV); Gamuda and ...
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Rail Business UKGreat Western Railway takes delivery of trimode electro-diesel multiple-unit
UK: Great Western Railway has taken delivery of the first of 19 Class 769 Flex multiple-units equipped to operate using 750 V DC third rail, 25 kV 50 Hz overhead or diesel power. The Class 769 has been developed from Class 319 dual-system EMUs formerly used on ...
